Mischa Barton at the 69th Cannes Film Festival (Courtesy: AFP)
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"Mischa believes she was recorded without her consent," said her attorney
Mischa is known for her role as Marissa Cooper in TV series The O C
Lisa Bloom described the footage as "a form of sexual assault"
"Ms Barton does not consent to any disclosure of any such images. She believes she was recorded without her consent by someone she was seeing at the time. There's a name for this disgusting conduct: revenge pornography."
Lisa Bloom described the footage as "a form of sexual assault," and "a crime and a civil wrong in California," adding: "We will not stand for it."
Mischa Barton will speak out about the case at a news conference at Bloom's offices in southern California on Wednesday, the lawyer said.
"I have a message for anyone who attempts to traffic in these photos or videos of Ms. Barton: We will find you, and we will come after you," Ms Bloom added.
"We will fully prosecute you under every available criminal and civil law."
London-born Mischa Barton was considered an up-and-coming star thanks to her role in teen drama The OC from 2003 to 2007 but she has struggled to emulate her early success.
She was arrested for drunk driving in West Hollywood in 2007 and held in psychiatric care following a mental breakdown in 2009 before various legal battles over property with a landlord and her own mother.
She made headlines again in January when she was caught on video yelling at a neighbour while hanging over her backyard fence, later telling People magazine she had been given a date-rape drug the night before.
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